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Precautions Are Necessary in
Using Chemicals for Weed Control
Th* chemical used most
widely for weed control in corn
is 2, 4-D, according to County
Agent Ed Hunt. It can be used
a«’ either a pre-emergence or a
post-emergence spray.
The county agent explained
that 2. 4-D is sold in two for
mulations--ester and mine. The
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Coin Club Meeting
TUESDAY NIGHT, 8 P M., NEW SNAPPING
SHOALS ELECTRIC BUILDING on Emory St.
All interested, please attend!
AUCTION SALE AUCTION
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Following are some of the lots to be offered:
UNC ROLLS 1c FROM *56 THRU 62
UNC ROLLS 5c FROM *56 THRU *62
INDIAN 1c — LINCOLN 1c
BUFFALO 5c — JEFFERSON 5c
50 D JEFFERSON IN GOOD AND FINE.
ROLL CIR MERCURY 10c S AND D MINT.
MISC. INCOMPLETE ALBUMS. MISC.
DENOMINATIONS.
If6o P AND D SMALL DATE SINGLES.
AND MANY MORE DESIRABLE ITEMS.
This Auction ii open to all. You can enter some items,
there is no sales charge. If you wish to enter any items
in the sale come before 8 o'clock.
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the Person Suggesting the Accepted Name
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are low in volatility and offer
less hazard from drifting onto
susceptible crops.
The county agent urges far
, mers to take the following pre
cautions when using 2, 4-D:
(1) Calibrate sprayer and
make sure you are getting uni
form coverage from spray. Note
percentage of active material, 1
or pounds per gallon, in 2. 4-D
mixture and be sure to follow
instructions in the amount to
apply per acre.
(2) Operate spraying equip
ment when air is still as poss- ■
ible to prevent blowing or drift
ing of spray.
(3) Follow manufacturer's
directions at all times.
(4) Remember that in cotton
growing communities, it is best i
to do 2, 4-D spraying before
i cotton plants come up.
1 (5) If using 2. 4-D for the
। first time, treat only a small
area and observe results for the
I next few days.
(6) Apply 2, 4-D when weed
leaves are in an active, grow
ing condition as weeds are more
susceptible to 2. 4-D at this
I stage.
(7) Do not use spraying
equipment used for applying 2,
4-D for other purposes as 2,
4-D is difficult to clean out of
spraying equipment.
POOR SPACING
OF CORN PLANTS
WASTES NITROGEN
Proper spacing of corn plants
combined with application of
recommended rates of nitrogen
side dressing can do a lot to
improve corn yields in this
i county, according to County
Agent Ed Hunt.
“Without enough plants per
acre to use it, though, much of
: the nitrogen will be wasted,”
' he declared.
The county agent said that
research has shown that nit
, rogen applied to corn which
; had only 4.000 plants per acre
caused very little increase in
I yield. When 60 pounds of nit
rogen was applied to an acre
of corn with 4,000 plants, this
acre produced 62 bushels of I
corn. When 60 pounds of nit
rogen was applied to an acre of
corn with 12,000 plants, the !
yield was 74 bushels. Then,
when the rate of ritrogen app
lied to an acre of corn with |
12.000 plants was increased to
120 pounds, the corn yield was
increased to 99 bushels.
In order to get the maximum
return from nitrogen side
dressing, the county agent ur
ged farmers to make certain
that they do a good job of pl
anting corn so as to obtain an
efficient plant population of
from 12 to 14 thousand plants
per acre.
GOOD CORN SEED
MOST IMPORTANT
FOR PROPER STAND
I County Agent. Ea Hunt this
I week emphasized the import
ance of using good seed in get
■ ting the number of corn plants
per acre necessary for optimum
' yields.
"It's impossible to get good,
thick stands of corn with seed
' that has a low germination
■ rate,” he asserted. He cautioned
farmers to read the seed tag
i before buying corn seed and
buy only that seed which has a
germination of 90 percent or
better.
Poor stands is one of the
i factors contributing to low corn
yields and high costs of pro
duction in this county, the
county agent said. He recom
mended that farmers plant for
a stand of 12 to 14 thousand
l plants per acre by seeding corn
(in 36 to 42 inch rows with seed
। IC to 15 inches apart in the
drill.
“It takes this kind of thick
spacing to get maximum corn
yields and it takes good corn
seed to get this kind of spac
ing,” he declared.
Research work with corn re
cently conducted by the Uni
versity of Georgia College Ex
periment Stations compared
good and poor seed at different
fertility levels. Corn plots with
good seed and low fertilization
made more money than those
with poor seed and high fertili
zation.
“Seed is the cheapest item in
growing economical corn
yields,” the county agent as
serted, "and I urge every corn
grower in this county to plant
seed of adapted hybrids of high
germination to obtain thick
stands of corn."
The newspaper is the only
medium people consult for a
buying decision.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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New $4-Million Plant at Augusta
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New S4-million synthetic detergents plant of Proctor &
Gamble is dedicated at Augusta. Principal speakers for the
dedication program April 17 were Governor Carl E. San
ders. center, and P & G Board Chairman Neil McElroy,
right, shown here with Thomas B. Gill, manager of the
plant. The plant is the first facility of its kind in the South
east and produces synthetic detergents.
WHY PRESERVE FOODS ~
By Nelle Thrash
Extension Food Preservation
Specialist
University of Goergia College
Os Agriculture
Are you interested in feed- '
ing your family an adequate
diet? Would you like to save .
money, time and effort while 1
doing this? Let s consider how I
preserving foods may help you ।
achieve this goal. Here are
some facts for you to consider
jn planning and storing the
year's food supply.
You need certain' foods in
your diet each day. Foods from
the four food groups— milk,
meat, vegetable - fruit and
I bread-cereal — should be in-
I eluded* in the daily diet. Will
you produce any of these foods
at home, preserve any of these
foods or plan to buy the entire!
food supply? This decision de
pends on many factors. Studies
show your family will prob
ably be better fed if you pro
i duce part of the food supply.
I Along with production, con
sider the possibility of pre
serving foods. I
Perhaps your first decision
will be how much food you
need for your family. Then, de
termine which of these foods
can be produced at home. How
can a planned food preserva
tion program help you feed
your family an adequate diet'.’
Processed foods offer the I
homemaker many advantages I
in helping her feed the family. I
They are convenient, economi- I
cal. save time and work, nu
tritious, clean and wholesome. I
Also, they are ready any time I
and offer a wide variety to I
choose from at all seasons.
A well-planned food pre- I
servation program is a wise I
investment of time because it I
saves the family money, saves I
the homemaker time and es- I
; fort and insures better meals I
with more variety, better qual- I
ity and better taste. It enables I
you to store the original good- I
ness of the fresh product. I
If you are unable to pro- I
January-April
Savings Bond
Sales $45,203
U. S. Savings Bonds sales in I
Newton County for April I
amounted to $11,453,000 and I
for four months to $43,203.00, I
reported Chairman John Bob I
Weaver. I
He further advised that I
Georgia's sales statewide were I
$4,146,000. compared with $3,- r
620,000 in April 1962 and for I
four months this year were I
$17,443,000, compared with I
$16,242,000 last year. I
Marietta's Merrilyn Eastham, I
••Mrs. Georgia", recently won I
the coveted Mrs. U. S. Savings I
Bonds title in competition with I
homemakers nationwide. She I
will make a number of trips I
। throughout the country in the I
! coining year as Treasury's Am- I
bassador of Goodwill. She is I
personable and charming and I
with her husband and five.l
| children has long practiced a I
I family thrift program the Sav- I
ings Bonds way. I
Newspapers produce more I
sales per dollai of advertising I
cost. 11
duce the foods at home to pro
cess, you might consider buy
ing the fresh produce to pro
cess. We have a large variety
of Georgia produced foods.
When these foods are
.in season they are usually
available at a very reasonable
price. Consider, for example,
green beans. These could pos
sibly be bought for $2 per
bushel. From a bushel you
could can 15 to 20 quarts or
freeze 25 to 27 one - pound
packages. If you bought these
already processed they would
cost you from $7 to $9. If you
will check other foods. I think
you will discover there is a
real savings.
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New Coin Club
Now Forming
In Covingion
Tuesday, May 14 a small
I group of interested coin col
lectors met in the Snapping
Shoals Electric Membership
Building on Emory Street. This
meeting room will be the scene
of the next meeting of the club
to be held on Tuesday, May 28
at 8 P.M.
All interested persons are
invited to attend and help get
the new club off to a good
start. Two prizes will be offer
ed—one for the best name of
the new club, and a “door
prize” to be awarded by a
drawing.
At the May 14th meeting the
following were elected officers
of the club: president, Buddy
Daniel; vice-president, Martin
Goode: secretary. Beverly Per
ry: treasurer, Martin Avery.
A feature of the May 28lh
meeting will be an Auction
Sale containing many interest
ing and desirable .items par
tially described in the coin ad
vertisement on this page of the
Covington News today.
Anyone may enter items in
the sale with no charge for
selling them. Please contact
Buddy Daniel after 6 p.m. at
phone number 786-7549.
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ing to build good homes that
produce fine people. That’s the
opinion of Miss Audrey Morgan,
Cooperative Extension Service
family life specialist.
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